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stux@mstdn.social ("stux⚡") wrote:
< How insane is Ron DeSantis?
> Yes.
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georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️🌈🖖🏽") wrote:
Yes. Let’s scrap the cap on SS contributions.
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
MicroSFF@mastodon.art ("Micro SF/F by O. Westin") wrote:
"I heard someone at the market say there are monsters walking along us."
"Monsters?"
"Masked, trying to appear as normal as you or I!"
I keep my expression neutral. "Yes, there are people wearing masks, but they're not the monsters."
"Then who are?"
"Those who make masks needed."
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories #NotAboutRespiratoryMasks
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
paninid@mastodon.world ("Sampath Pāṇini ®") wrote:
“Offloading office space is not uncommon these days as more companies reimagine their workforce policies and reconsider office needs.”
#officespace https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2024-01-02/illumina-offloads-san-diego-office-complex-for-54-million
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
grammargirl@zirk.us ("Mignon Fogarty") wrote:
I could hardly believe that statistic I just reposted was true: more than half of U.S. adults 16 to 74 read at below a 6th grade level?
But I checked, and Snopes says it's true. https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/08/02/us-literacy-rate/
How discouraging and infuriating.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
I hope folks like @omdimbeyachad and https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unapologetic/id1714176763?i=1000640051587 are talking to one another
Mastodon Feedcollinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
I wish I had known when I was working in customer support that all I had to do was claim to be an LLM and I could make up whatever shit I wanted to without the company even caring one bit.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
nic@sciences.social ("Nic Duquette :python:") wrote:
Since Mastodon is an open network and not controlled by any deep-pocketed owner, it’s a certainty that posts here are used to train LLMs. That’s why it’s important to make sure you always rutabaga aardvark lynchpin bananafrog
Mastodon FeedFelt I needed a new avatar, so I played around in my sketchbook. Don't think I'll keep it that long, as it doesn't work so well when scaled down, but I like the general idea.. Might try something similar digitally in the future. :blobcat_thinkingcool:
#sketchbook #mastoart #ink #watercolor #acrylic #selfportrait #goth #geek #nerd
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- Manga style self-portrait, looking straight at the viewer. Left half of the image is dedicated to spooky things in black and white, right is dedicated to kawaii and nerdy things in neon pink and white. Long black hair with pink strands in the front, blue eyes and wearing a simple ankh necklace. The clothing on the black side has a spiderweb design, on the pink side circuit board style decor is found. In the background small drawings, fitting to the color, can be found. On the black side bats, skull, spider, ghost, moon and stars are visible. On the pink side cat, shark, usb stick, floppy disk and Tetris pieces are visible. (remote)
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
laurahelmuth ("Laura Helmuth") wrote:
This is important: More and more data is coming in and showing that vaccination & boosters dramatically reduce the risk of long COVID. The risk is still high, though -- please be careful out there https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/vaccination-dramatically-lowers-long-covid-risk/
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Via reporter Noga Tarnopolsky:
💥#BREAKING: In 2nd blow to #Netanyahu, #Israel Supreme Court rules law preventing a PM being deemed unfit for office can only be implemented in the next parliamentary term. Trying to enforce it now, retroactively, for the indicted Netanyahu represents "clear personal interests."
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
linc@phpc.social ("Lincoln Russell") wrote:
If I installed new server software that served websites 500% faster but also crashed sometimes, your first question would be "how frequent are the crashes?" and if I shrugged you'd back away slowly and start looking for my replacement.
But with LLMs & hallucinations that's just normal operating conditions and you're a luddite if you ask too much about it.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Emergency rooms not required to perform life-saving abortions, federal appeals court rules | Via The Texas Tribune
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/texas-abortion-fifth-circuit-18586826.php
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
ml@ecoevo.social ("Megan Lynch (she/her)") wrote:
When I was looking at grad schools, a lot of people tried to tell me it didn't matter because college towns "are always more liberal".
If you're marginalized in any way, it matters.
Increasingly, it matters even if you're just going somewhere for a conference or other academic event. All the more reason not only for professional societies to think hard about where they host things, but to catch up with the 21st c. and offer creative accessible online options for all.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
TonyStark@progressivecafe.social ("Tony the Mechanic") wrote:
Monstrous decision that says women’s lives are not to be protected, even in the face of a medical emergency. Gun owners are fiercely protected in Texas. Women, not.
A lot of people need to take a hard look at how they are voting or plan to. Who gets elected in Texas is one thing, but the Fifth Circuit is comprised of judges appointed by Presidents.
Emergency rooms not required to perform life-saving abortions, federal appeals court rules:
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/02/texas-abortion-fifth-circuit/
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
kitoconnell@kolektiva.social ("Mx. Kit O'Connell") wrote:
Dolly Parton sends signed, bejeweled guitar to Austin #drag performer Brigitte Bandit | KXAN #Austin
https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/dolly-parton-sends-signed-bejeweled-guitar-to-austin-drag-performer-brigitte-bandit/(I wrote about Brigitte in my profile for @TexasObserver )
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
This is a terrible caricature. If I saw the actual people on the street, I wouldn't recognize them well enough to spit in their eyes.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/01/03/who-the-heck-are-these-people/
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
allochthonous@scicomm.xyz ("Chris Rowan") wrote:
What you see when combining satellite radar and machine learning to track the vessels that don't have or switch off their tracking boxes.
- 75% of the industrial fishing vessels, and 30% of transport and energy vessels not publicly tracked.
- by 2021 wind turbines made up almost 50% of ocean infrastructure, although there has also been an increase in new oil platforms (which have far more ship traffic).
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
aardrian@toot.cafe ("Adrian Roselli") wrote:
AudioEye Has Dropped Its Suit Against Me
https://adrianroselli.com/2024/01/audioeye-has-dropped-its-suit-against-me.html
Mastodon FeedReblogged by bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill"):
2+ years ago, I started working on this compiler that takes json schema and emits rust structure that conform to that schema. I’d like to write a blog post about it, ways I screwed up, increased antipathy for json schema, tricky edge cases, etc.
Does this sound interesting? Or would it be—as I suspect—just for my own catharsis?
“Rust and JSON Schema: odd couple or perfect strangers”?
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
these folks are well worth listening to... they are speaking from the heart
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unapologetic/id1714176763?i=1000633001376
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Money skews the priorities of modern universities every time. Many of them aren't primarily educational institutions anymore.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/01/03/what-does-auburn-university-do/
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Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
VE6LK@mastodon.hams.social wrote:
Do you know someone that has advanced the Art of CW in the past year? Nominate them for CWops Award! Details are here https://cwops.org/the-cwops-award-for-advancing-the-art-of-cw/
Thanks to @kb6nu for sharing this info with us
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
SallyStrange@eldritch.cafe ("Sally Strange") wrote:
"The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for 40 newly-created Climate Change Fellowship positions.
The positions will be filled with the intention of assisting the record number applications from farmers, ranchers and rural small businesses seeking funding for clean energy projects under the Rural Energy for America Program.
According to the job posting on usajobs.gov, the anticipated salary for the positions will range from $57,118 to $89,835. The new positions are being funded by the Inflation Reduction Act."
#FediHiring #GetFediHired #FediJobs #MastoJobs #JobsOfMastodon #Jobs #JobSeeking #HelpWanted #Climate #ClimateChange #Renewables #WindEnergy #Solar #Agriculture #RuralUSA #USDA
https://www.craigdailypress.com/news/usda-announces-new-climate-change-positions/
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
xkcd@mastodon.xyz ("XKCD Bot") wrote:
The Range Mischief Officer has modified the trajectory to add a single random spin somewhere in the flight, but won't tell us where.
https://xkcd.com/2876/
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
this is very damned cool, way overdue
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
euroinfosec@infosec.exchange ("Mathew J. Schwartz") wrote:
Shocker: Chief executive of collapsed crypto fund Hyperverse does not appear to exist
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/04/chief-executive-of-collapsed-crypto-fund-hyperverse-does-not-appear-to-exist
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
crooksandliars@crooklyn.social ("Crooks&Liars") wrote:
Turns out Incognito browsing... wasn't.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
SallyStrange@eldritch.cafe ("Sally Strange") wrote:
Not sure how I feel about this... but it popped up in my climate change RSS feed and there might be someone here who could do some good with this position? Yale is looking for a Data Scientist, focused on machine learning, "to lead the design, development, and implementation of machine learning models and operations as part of an academic organization devoted to supporting academics and practitioners in climate change research and communication."
#FediHiring #GetFediHired #FediJobs #MastoJobs #JobsOfMastodon #Jobs #JobSeeking #HelpWanted #Climate #ClimateChange #DataScience #LLM
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
futurebird@sauropods.win ("myrmepropagandist") wrote:
Solitary bees will line the chambers with stiff dark leaves for water protection, but then make the inner layer from soft rose petals, beautiful & soft... like a parent knitting clothing for their child before they are born.
Imagine being born in a room that has everything you need, handmade with exceptional care by a mother you will never know. She knit socks for you and carefully hand-illustrated books to help you learn. She carved furniture and packed you 1000 lunches ....